He said if IJR’s restaurants did not have the same color scheme, or anything at all relating to SpongeBob, nobody would presume that a Krusty Krab restaurant was connected to the TV show. But the ...

IJR argued in court filings that it should be able to trademark The ... "The 'Krusty Krab' backdrop is regularly featured in the television show and was also depicted in two SpongeBob SquarePants ...